Larry Riley: Look for peace and quiet on Election Day

6:23 PM,
May 2, 2014

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Larry Riley

Voters have some, but not much, reason to vote in this year's Primary Election on Tuesday, and absence of excitement isn't helping. I suspect we'll see low turnout, contrasted with four and eight years ago.

For Democrats in 2010, the election featured a trove of dissidents seeking premier positions: county prosecutor, sheriff, the sole commissioner spot up for grabs, and coroner.

That helped turnout. For example, in the sheriff's four-way race, there were nearly 11,000 voters. ...